McMahon moves up

Published 7:00 pm, Sunday, January 2, 2011

The Brien McMahon boys basketball team moved up to eighth in the latest state poll sponsored by the New Haven Register.

McMahon, off to a 5-0 start, has not been ranked in the top 10 in the state since the mid-1980's. The Senators were ninth last week.

McMahon has posted wins against Fairfield Ludlowe (62-50), Stamford (44-40), Greenwich (50-31), Bassick (66-57) when both teams were undefeated, and Stamford (50-49) a second time on a last-second shot by senior Tyler Shular in the second game of the Kuczo Holiday Tournament.

McMahon is one of only two FCIAC teams ranked in the top 10, joining No. 2 St. Joseph (5-0), which received three first-place votes.